Chorus of Dissent and the Elastic Band performed a joint concert with the National Youth Choir of Antigua and Barbuda which packed St Matthias Church, and wowed the audience which included the islands’ Governor General and High Commissioner, and Hackney’s Deputy Speaker Cllr Cam Adams.

Chorus of Dissent and the Elastic Band warmly welcome the National Youth Choir of Antigua and Barbuda to perform a joint concert at 5.30pm on June 30 at St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington. It’s their first visit to the UK yet they’re that good, they’ve been invited to sing at Buckingham Palace.

Dissenters launch new charity dissentersartsn16 with portrait exhibition at St Matthias Halls featuring work from pupils at St Matthias School, Akwaaba Refugee and Asylum Centre. The charity funds arts opportunities for the N16 community including ballet, singing and art.